javax.rad.model
Class SortDefinition

java.lang.Object
  javax.rad.model.SortDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class SortDefinition
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

The SortDefinition class specifies the sort order to use.

Example:

 
 SortDefinition sSort = new SortDefinition(new String[] { "NAME"}, new boolean [] { true });
 dbDataBook.setSort(sSort);
 dbDataBook.open();
 
 

See Also:

RemoteDataBook, DBAccess, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SortDefinition()
Creates a new instance of SortDefinition.

SortDefinition(boolean pAscending, java.lang.String... pColumnNames)
Constructs a SortDefinition object with the column names to sort and the boolean to use for all columns to sort ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

SortDefinition(java.lang.String... pColumnNames)
Constructs a SortDefinition object with the column names to sort and a default boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) is sorted ascending (=true).

SortDefinition(java.lang.String[] pColumnNames, boolean[] pAscending)
Constructs a SortDefinition object with the column names to sort , the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

Method Summary

SortDefinition	clone() Clone an ISortDefinition.
java.lang.String[]	getColumns() Returns the columns to sort.
boolean[]	isAscending() Returns the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) column is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false).
void	setAscending(boolean... pAscending) Sets the the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) column is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false).
void	setColumns(java.lang.String... pColumnNames) Sets the columns to sort.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SortDefinition

public SortDefinition()

Creates a new instance of SortDefinition.

SortDefinition

public SortDefinition(java.lang.String... pColumnNames)

Constructs a SortDefinition object with the column names to sort and a default boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) is sorted ascending (=true).

Parameters:

pColumnNames - the column names to sort, as String[]

SortDefinition

public SortDefinition(boolean pAscending,
                      java.lang.String... pColumnNames)

Constructs a SortDefinition object with the column names to sort and the boolean to use for all columns to sort ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

Parameters:

pColumnNames - the column names to sort, as String[]

pAscending - the boolean to use for all columns to sort ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

SortDefinition

public SortDefinition(java.lang.String[] pColumnNames,
                      boolean[] pAscending)

Constructs a SortDefinition object with the column names to sort , the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

Parameters:

pColumnNames - the column names to sort, as String[]

pAscending - the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false)

Method Detail

clone

public SortDefinition clone()

Clone an ISortDefinition.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a clone of this ISortDefinition

See Also:

Object.clone()

getColumns

public java.lang.String[] getColumns()

Returns the columns to sort.

Returns:

the columns to sort.

setColumns

public void setColumns(java.lang.String... pColumnNames)

Sets the columns to sort.

Parameters:

pColumnNames - the columns to sort

isAscending

public boolean[] isAscending()

Returns the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) column is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

Returns:

the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) column is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

setAscending

public void setAscending(boolean... pAscending)

Sets the the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) column is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false).

Parameters:

pAscending - the boolean Array which defines if the corresponding (same index) column is sorted ascending (=true) or descending (=false)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object